Arts and Culture

2:13 pm

Wed September 12, 2012

I Can Has Award? Alamo Drafthouse Founder Judging Cat Video Contest

It looks like this kitten's chomping at the bit to get in the "Friskies" cat video contest.

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Tim League is a pretty big deal in the movie business. He’s founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – which in turn led to distribution arm Drafthouse Films. He also founded Rolling Roadshow and Fantastic Fest. But Tim League could soon be best known for his role as a judge in an internet cat video contest.

Just last month, Minneapolis hosted the first ever Internet Cat Video Film Festival. The idea was attributed to the Walker Art Museum’s “cat-lady-in-residence” but went on to draw an estimated 10,000 attendees. Internet cat videos are truly big time.

That brings us to League’s judging role in the first ever internet cat video awards, aptly named, “The Friskies.” And there’s still time to enter – the deadline is Oct. 12. So if you think your feline is an undiscovered star, get to filming.